US
1969- Label and catalog number
- Skye Records SK-9
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Monarch, Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
SK-9-A (MR) Δ13643 eSide A runout
SK-9-B (MR) Δ13643-X eSide B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Gabor Szabo · 1969
1969 was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 2 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
SK-9-A (MR) Δ13643 eSide A runout
SK-9-B (MR) Δ13643-X eSide B runout
SK-9-A eSide A (etched)
SK-9-B eSide B (etched)
SK-9-A MII ᥱ
SK-9-B ᥱ
SK-9-A ᥱEtched Side A Runout
SK-9-B ᥱEtched Side B Runout
SK-9-A MR ∆13532 @A runout
SK-9-B MR ∆13532-X @B runout
SK-9-A MII ᥱSide A
SK-9-B MII ᥱSide B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Skye Records SK-9First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Skye Records SK-9First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Skye Records SK-9First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Skye Records SK-9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Skye Records SK-9First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Skye Records SK-9First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Skye Records SK-9First yearLP, Album, White Label, Stereo | LP, Album, White Label, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Gryphon G-926LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US | Modern Harmonic MH-8037LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Austria | Ebalunga!!! EBL!!!-011LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of 1969 are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1969 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada. One of them is Skye Records SK-9.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SK-9) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SK-9-A (MR) Δ13643 e and SK-9-B (MR) Δ13643-X e. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.